Employers in Arizona posted 21 WARN Act notices in October 2019, affecting an estimated 3,216 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and up 1638% versus October 2018. The average filing covered 153 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 1,310 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 1,310 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Maricopa | 14 | 2,184 |
| Pima | 4 | 684 |
| Mohave | 2 | 188 |
| Cochise | 1 | 160 |
Maricopa was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 2,184 workers across 14 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 6 | 1,622 |
| Tucson | 4 | 684 |
| Scottsdale | 4 | 276 |
| Kingman | 2 | 188 |
| Sierra Vista | 1 | 160 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Medical Center | Phoenix | 655 | 2019-10-25 | |
| St Luke's Medical Center | Phoenix | 655 | 2019-10-25 | |
| Dun & Bradstreet | Tucson | 245 | 2019-10-29 | |
| Dun & Bradstreet | Tucson | 245 | 2019-10-29 | |
| Navigate Collaborate Innovate (NCI) | Sierra Vista | 160 | 2019-10-30 | |
| Global Solar | Tucson | 97 | 2019-10-24 | |
| Global Solar | Tucson | 97 | 2019-10-24 | |
| Cascades | Kingman | 94 | 2019-10-30 | |
| Cascades | Kingman | 94 | 2019-10-30 | |
| Valassis | Phoenix | 92 | 2019-10-23 | |
| Valassis | Phoenix | 92 | 2019-10-23 | |
| First Solar | Tempe | 78 | 2019-10-30 | |
| First Solar | Tempe | 78 | 2019-10-30 | |
| AMR Patient Advocacy Group - AZ | Scottsdale | 77 | 2019-10-31 | |
| AMR Patient Advocacy Group - AZ | Scottsdale | 77 | 2019-10-31 |
The largest notice was filed by St Luke's Medical Center at its Phoenix facility, reporting 655 affected workers. St Luke's Medical Center followed with 655 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Arizona. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Arizona WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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